The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1887-11-10
THE DISCOVERY.

doubt as to the result OF tne examination.
Then the search was continued, but be-
yond quantity of rubbish nothing was
found. Then the cells of Fisher, Par.
sons, Spies, Schwab and Fielden were
searched in the order named. There
were no co6rFaSssSd articles Of any
kind found. 1t was decided, however.
that it was best to change the prisoners
cells. ;.
All of the men, except Lingg, submit
ted to the search and change without
displaying the slightest emotion. Linge
seemed much worried when he was told
of what was contemplated, and showed SC
plainly that something was wrong that
the jailers were:aot so greatly surprised as
they might have been over the discovery
subsequently made. Sheriff Matson was
seen on the subject during the afternoon
BE was very reticent at first, but after
consideration, made clean breast OF the
whole affair.
The prisoners took the change Of
quarters quite as matter of course, and
read, wrote and smoked as though nothing
unusual was going on. The news OF the
finding of bombs spread like wildfre-
universal reaction of the amnesty senti'
ment was Immediately apparent. Hun.
dreds of citizens who had signed the
petition for clemency regretted their
action, and wished they had never ap'
pended their names to the paper. Twenty
Of the officers of the central detail were
in the squad room when a reporter
entered and told the news. Instantly
there was storm of indignation. The
word "bomb" recalled to them the scenes
of the Haymarket, and there was but one
expression of comment on the subject.
One lieutenant sarcastically remarked
swell, they ought to pardon Lingg,
anyway"
LINGG's DOOM SEALED.
The general opinion around the police
stations was, that whatever might be the
fate of the others, Linggs doom was
sealed and he would have to 60 to the
gallows. :.
1t is doubtful if the condemned will
be longer allowed the privileges of reading
the daily papers. 1t was suggested to the
sheriff that the advertising columns might
easily be utilized, as means of com.
munication in cipher between them and
outsiders, and in all probability they will
be deprived of their principal pleasure.
CHICAGO, Nov. 6-The bombs were
placed in the hands of Capt. Setback for
examination and that officer reported that
they appeared to have been designed for
use by some of the condemned as agents
of self.destruction.
THE SECOND sTARTLER.
The finding of explosives in Lingg's
cell was not the only startler of the day.
There was another, the import of which
could not be guessed. As result of it,
however, John Van Planisky, an alleged
Polish Count, and John Vetter Rivas,
by his own eccount a South American
nabob, are locked up at the Chicago
avenue police station. They we're seen
prowling about the station house and at.
tempting to enter the cells. AS they
were armed they were locked up.
GOV. oGLEsBY THUNDERsTRUcK.
SPRINGFIELD, ILL, Nov. 6.-Gov.
Oglesby was thunderstruck when he re.
ceived the news to. night of the finding
of bombs in Lingg's cell. He read and
re-read the dispatch, and cloud of
gloom, yexation and anxiety swept over
his face as the full import of the infor.
nation dawned upon him. ~ can say
nothing" said he to the Associated
Press representative. 81 must say moth.
ing whatever in regard to this matter"
It has just transpired tonight that
Gov. Oglesby has, within the past few
DAYS, received several communications
violence if he refuses to ex.
ercise executive clemency in behalf of
the condemned Anarchists.
GOV. oGLEsBY's PLAN.
Gov. Oglesby upon being asked by a
reporter whether he had any callers to-
day, said /: "No, I have seen no one to.
day. have spent nearly the whole day
at home, and have been very busy. The
delegations, I presume, will begin to
come in tomorrow, and next day, and
when they do propose to receive them
all in the reception room at the Capitol.
Everybody will be accorded patient
hearing, and the case finally disposed Of
just as all other cases of like character
have been in the past" Numerous
telegrams have been received by the Gov
ernor during the day, most of them from
Chicago. Their tenor cannot be learned
other than that one of them was from
prominent Chicago capitalist, who favors
executive clemency. There is little
doubt that the Governor is at this time
receiving communications from an un.
usually large number of moneyed men
who recommend Communication of the
sentence. Some of these gentlemen
waive all questions as to the law and
Justice of the case, and simply favor
clemency on the grounds of public
policy, insisting that it is better to send
the condemned men to the penitentiary
for life than it is to allow them to be.
come professed martyrs by suffering the
death penalty.